How about DU making a statement?

[jillan]

How about everyone who is pissed off about this healthcare debacle changing their avatar to one of the Howard Dean avatars?

That way whenever some outsider comes to DU to see what we are talking about, they will see the enormous support Dean has at Democratic Underground. And just think how nice that would be if someone from the WH is visiting us here to see what the "fringe left" is discussing.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I can't for the same reason I didn't switch to the peace sign. It is my intent

to never remove my late mother's picture as my avatar. I put it up right after she died and I plan for it to be there as long as there is a DU. :)

But you have a nice idea there.

[jillan]

4. I don't blame you one bit.

I always wondered whose picture that was - she is beautiful!

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Thank you. She was beautiful inside and out, and the world lost a real light when she left it.

[kimmerspixelated]

25. I second that!

Thanks for sharing GPV!

[GreenPartyVoter]

29. Thank you. :^)

[eleny]

12. How nice!

I always wondered. Just didn't want to be too nosy. I'm so glad to learn that it's your lovely mom. :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. :^) I occasionally get asked who it is, or asked if it is so-and-so. I thought of

putting the word Mom on it, but it's so small I don't want to obscure any part of her.

[eleny]

22. Good decision, it's perfect the way it is!

[Jamastiene]

17. I completely understand that.

Maybe you could add the Dean picture to your signature line somewhere as an alternative. :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. True, I could maybe do that. :^)

[tkmorris]

27. Understandable. And a really touching idea

:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. Thank you. *hugs*

[jillan]

2. Wow - within seconds of me posting that, someone already unrecommended my thread.

:rofl: Haha - that is hysterically funny.

[ChiciB1]

5. Not Funny, Pretty Weird If You Ask Me! I'll Change Mine... I LIKE Power To The People...

but we AIN'T GOT NO POWER! I'll change right now AND give you a Rec!!!

[CreekDog]

3. I don't think we could agree on anything

except that it be LOUD. :rofl:

[walldude]

6. LOL.. you have to admit though

this anger with the health care bill is the closest to a consensus DU has had in a long time.

[CreekDog]

30. i think even among those that want the bill passed, the anger is largely the same

and for the same reasons.

i guess that's as close to consensus as we're ever going to get.

[Xenotime]

33. No.. We all agreed a year ago that Obama was better than *

and we were right.

[Echo In Light]

36. Decades worth of pro-RW, corporate propaganda has that effect on the public mind

[SIMPLYB1980]

7. Sheep.

Baaaaa. :rofl:

[dana_b]

13. jackass

hee haw!

[jillan]

15. Careful now - that is the logo of the Dem Party.

:rofl:

[dana_b]

24. oops - my bad!!

:evilgrin:

[HughMoran]

9. Ted Kennedy

I won't change it until healthcare reform passes.

[jillan]

10. That's another good one.

[dana_b]

11. I am keeping my peace avatar but

will put Howard as my sig picture. :)

[eleny]

14. K&R

I'll find something new to use as my sig line. Perhaps a Dean quote.

[NJmaverick]

18. Next week we can all change our avatars to a parrot

because parrots are great birds

[jillan]

21. Do what you want. I was just making a suggestion.

[Jamastiene]

32. Lead, follow, or move out of the way.

In your case, that would be move out of the way.

[ima_sinnic]

34. lol!

:spray:

[NJmaverick]

35. As our founders said- DON'T TREAD ON ME

[jonnyblitz]

20. I would rather keep my peace sign. Even though I agree with

Dean on this issue i have NO INTEREST in sporting the avatar or the image of any politician.

[TwilightGardener]

23. No thanks.

[RagAss]

26. ...I won't do that to Crazy Horse....hope you understand...not all injustice is the same.

[Jamastiene]

31. K&R

[FiveGoodMen]

37. Done.

[davidwparker]

38. I did within the hour for the reason that you mentioned.

[adamuu]

39. Done n/t

[uppityperson]

40. How about wearing a blue paper clip, or all wearing orange, or

those are the 2 that spring to my mind from previous yrs on DU. I'm pissed off about the healthcare debacle, but don't see changing my avatar will do much good.

If someone from the WH visits to read what I write, that would be great. I would hope if they stop to read they would look beyond the avatars though.